Caracter, Derrick
Charge: Battery, public drunkenness, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: April 24, 2011
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 22
Details: While in the middle of a playoff series against the Pelicans, a drunken Caracter showed up at a New Orleans IHOP and grabbed and shoved a female cashier after being refused service. Police were called and he was arrested for battery, public drunkenness, and resisting arrest.
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Powell, Josh
Charge: Failure to obey a traffic officer, failure to yield to emergency equipment, obstruction
Arrest Date: March 12, 2011
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 28
Details: Powell was arrested shortly before a Hawks game for inexplicably refusing to move his car after it blocked an ambulance. Police asked him repeatedly to move out of the intersection and let the ambulance through, but he refused and was placed under arrest and charged with a handful of obstruction charges.
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Jack, Jarrett
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: February 20, 2011
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 27
Details: After being pulled over for weaving and driving 66 mph in a 45 zone, Jack failed a breathalyzer and was arrested for driving under the influence.
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Bell, Charlie
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: February 4, 2011
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 31
Details: Bell was arrested early in the morning in Oakland and was charged with driving under the influence. This was the start of a busy year for Bell in which he was arrested three times.
Haddadi, Hamed
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: November 25, 2010
Franchise: Memphis Grizzlies
Age 25
Details: Haddadi was arrested following a 5am disturbance with his girlfriend at his Memphis apartment. Police found his girlfriend intoxicated and bleeding from the head and hand, and found Haddadi with scratches on his face and hand. She alleged he choked and shoved her after seeing her talk to another man but he alleges the fight was prompted when he wouldn’t reciprocate her sexual advances. Due to the conflicting accounts, both were arrested for assault.
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Wright, Antoine
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: November 4, 2010
Franchise: Sacramento Kings
Age 26
Details: Wright was pulled over and charged with DUI after his blood-alcohol level was found to be a 0.2, more than twice the legal limit in California. He subsequently pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 15 days in jail and 3 years probation.
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Barnes, Matt
Charge: Domestic violence
Arrest Date: September 8, 2010
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 30
Details: Officers came to Barnes’ house after a 911 call was placed from the residence. Upon arriving, they found both Barnes and a female companion with visible injuries. It was determined that Barnes was the aggressor and he was arrested for domestic violence. This was his first of two career arrests to date.
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Krstic, Nenad
Charge: Sports violence
Arrest Date: August 19, 2010
Franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder
Age 27
Details: Krstic was arrested after a brawl during a match between Serbia and Greece. During the fight Krstic grabbed one player by the throat and hurled a chair at another, leaving him with a bloody wound on the side of his head. See below for video of the brawl and the chair thrown by Krstic (chair throw is at 1:08 mark of video).
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Stephenson, Lance
Charge: Assault, harassment, menacing, and possession of a deadly weapon
Arrest Date: August 15, 2010
Franchise: Indiana Pacers
Age 19
Details: Two months after being drafted by the Pacers, Stephenson was arrested for felony assault after shoving his girlfriend down a flight of stairs. This was not his first bust for violence against women; two years earlier he was arrested for sexually abusing a 17 year-old girl.
Haslem, Udonis
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: August 15, 2010
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 30
Details: Haslem was pulled over for speeding in Miami during the offseason, at which point officers smelled marijuana in the car and placed him under arrest for simple possession.
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